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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014 LOG SHEET #2 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: BEN CAPISTRANO/RACHEL CRICHTON MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM:CPCH20 FILE NAME: 0115 MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: CFCH22 FILE NAME: PRESENTER: Kathryn Conney Ali DATE/TIME: 6/28 PROGRAM: [[strikethrough]] CRAFTS THRU [[/strikethrough]] KENYA Mambo Poa STAGE: BOMA GROUP NAME: CRAFTS THROUGH PAST & PRESENT REGION/STYLE: [[2 columned table]] | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Ahmed Yusuf Subimin | Plaster worker | | Ali Iskander/Abdala | Dhow Carpenter/wood carver | | Muhamad Ali | Cultural historian- Nat. Museum of Kenya | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back) 1. Islam - Zwahili- functional art/craft - only ornamental 2. Ali- 6 years old - vacations visiting dad's workshop- 3. -12 years old - started to use tools- carving, joinery 4. 5. - secondary school - build own canal- 6. after school- build own workshop 7. Lamil- northeastern Kenya- archipelago of 3 islands - 8. - travel by sea - so building canals- for transport Ahmed- 1997-99- training in plaster carving - - Few Zwahili youth want to learn the crafts - they are endangered - trying to revitalize the part in the present